OFFICE EQUIPMENT
| Computer Monitors
Set energy savings features for
your monitor
Over 50% of the energy consumed by a desktop computer is used to
power the monitor. Energy consumption increases proportionally with
the resolution and size of the monitor. Smaller, lower resolution
monitors are often quite suitable for many types of software
packages.
LCDs compared to CRTs
Liquid crystal displays (LCDs) found predominantly with laptops, use
up to 90% less energy than conventional cathode ray tube (CRT)
desktop color monitors. The visual performance of active matrix
display LCDs are very comparable with conventional color monitors.
Energy Star monitors automatically power down to 15 watts or less
after a period of inactivity.
Energy saving hints when
purchasing a computer and monitor:
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Ensure that the monitor connected to the computer is also able
to enter a low-power state.
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Ensure the computer can operate commercial software before and
after recovery from the low power state.
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Consider buying a laptop.
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Buy internal peripheral devices (e.g. modems) as it is more
efficient to run these off your computer's own power supply.
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Buy a monitor that is only as large as required.
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Consider a monitor with a liquid crystal display.
